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The Metro: Walking the wire of survival in ‘The Razor’s Edge’

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 12, 2025

The documentary "The Razor’s Edge" opens in the woods of northern Michigan, where people are living in tents beneath a...

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"And Housing for All" by Maria Foscarinis.
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The Metro: The fight to end homelessness in America

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 5, 2025

Detroit, like many parts of the country, is facing a housing crisis.  Over half of renters in the city are...

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The Metro: Detroit’s Pope Francis Center leader reflects on late pontiff’s legacy

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 22, 2025

Caring for the poor and having mercy for the marginalized were values that played a central role in Pope Francis’...

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The Metro: Policies that get to the root of homelessness

The Metro, Sam Corey March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In February, two young children experiencing homelessness died of carbon monoxide...

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The Metro: Local nonprofit advocates for ‘holistic’ approach to ending homelessness

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Trevor McConico February 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Earlier this month, two children from a family facing homelessness —...

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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan flu levels hit 15-year high

Sascha Raiyn February 17, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the rise of Michigan influenza infections, efforts to improve the city's homeless services...

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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn Department of Public Health receives arts and culture grant

Hernz Laguerre February 7, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, the city of Dearborn is pairing health and the arts. Plus, Verizon is celebrating the...

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The Metro: Pope Francis Center opens emergency warming shelter during extreme cold

The Metro, John Filbrandt February 4, 2025

When temperatures dipped dangerously low during the recent polar vortex, the Pope Francis Center opened a 24-hour emergency warming center...

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The Metro: The many barriers to solving homelessness in metro Detroit

Sasha Bacon November 25, 2024

As the weather gets colder, many of us are retreating inside and turning up the heat. But shelter and heat...

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CEO of Pope Francis Center ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans

Sydney Waelchli July 3, 2024

Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside in public places....

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Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world

Detroit Today January 16, 2024

As the metro Detroit area grapples with extremely low temperatures this week, it's hard not to think about the city's...

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Detroit Today: The hidden challenges of youth homelessness in Detroit

Detroit Today November 15, 2023

November is National Homelessness Awareness Month and National Homeless Youth Awareness month — an important topic not only nationally but...

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